No, dumbass

'Cause they say home is where your heart is set in stone Is where you go when you're alone Is where you go to rest your bones It's not just where you lay your head It's not just where you make your bed As long as we're together, does it matter where we go

[thehuntertobecome-deactivated20]

{ This was why she kept insisting she needed a thigh holster, and why she hated skirts. Which ever man decided women needed them to look fancy; Christie hated him. Her silver knife glinted as it tumbled from the waistband of her skirt and tumbled to the ground.

        Stupid debate team meant dressing fancy to school, and ultimately the weak black skirt Christie wore dropped the knife. Her eye shot from the other person in the hallway, eyebrows shooting up as if to say 'you really gonna do something'}

[nursingdegreemelissa]

{ Michael's eyebrows raised, the sharp edged weapon clanging as it hit the ground. He shrugged loosely once he realized her eyes were on him }

"Should I ask why?"

[adderallandplaid-deactivated201]

"H-hey, can I come in?"

                    { Her dad was drinking — Stiles didn’t want to be around it. Even when she was in her bedroom, she could still hear his mumblings about how he wanted wife back }

[nursingdegreemelissa]

"Is everything ok, Stiles?"

{ Melissa stepped aside; making room for the other. }

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

"I’m glad to have you, too. I’m glad you’re in my pack." Laura smiled and pulled her closer, chuckling at the way her nose twitched. "You’d probably be weirder without me, impossible levels of weird. Let’s not think about that, though. Zooey’s about to sing in the shower." 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

She scoffed quietly, "More like you'd be impossible levels of weird without me." Melissa set her chin on Laura's chest, giving her a dorky grin, "Yeah, singing in the shower.."

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

Laura smiled as their legs intertwined, and she wiggled her toes playfully against Melissa’s skin. “It is cool. I like the way he eats his spaghetti. And everything. Doused in syrup and sugar.” The werewolf tried to ignore the comment on the cotton balls - she didn’t really know that it was impossible to ingest that many without getting sick.

[nursingdegreemelissa]

She twitched her nose subtly, letting her body melt into Laura's, "'M really glad I have you, Laur." She yawned quietly, burrowing herself in the mattress, "Dunno what I'd do without 'cha."

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

Laura tucked an arm around Melissa’s side and grabbed the remote so she could switch the television and DVD player on. “Well, Elf is already in the player and we don’t have Thanksgiving movies…” The werewolf chuckled and kicked at the duvet until she could get under it. ” We’ll watch this, then. If you get bored we can find something on that Netflix Derek got.”

[nursingdegreemelissa]

Melissa's legs wrapped around Laura's, pulling her tightly to the other, "Elf is cool. The part where he eats cotton balls makes me upset because that's totally-" she gave a loud yawn, "-unrealistic, everyone who's not 8 knows that you'd jack up your bod like that."

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

Laura hummed in thought as she shimmied onto the bed, doing her best not to drop the other girl or fall over in the process. It was rather inelegant but it kept the oddly braided hair intact as she settled them in. “I don’t know, something funny. We could watch Elf, Christmas is coming up soon.” 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

She seemed to curl in on Laura, the wolfs body temperature warming her. She hummed quietly, tapping her chin, "I dunno, Thanksgiving is coming up before Christmas." She gave a sideways smile at her, "Kidding. Sure, we can watch whatever you want."

[nursingdegreemelissa]

Learn to know people. Watch their facial expressions, watch the way their body twists and bends. Listen to their laughter, listen to the way their voice cracks when they’re upset. Find their weakness, their broken points, their darkness. Find their light. Find the things unique to them. Ask them about their childhood, ask them about their favorite place to read, ask them what their last words would be if they could choose. Know them.

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

Laura watched with amusement as Melissa braided their hair absentmindedly. She didn’t have the heart to interrupt her, so she just waited until the younger woman was ready to answer. When she got her reply, she nodded and waited for the hair tie to be tied off before she scooped Melissa up and walked them to her room. “A movie it is, then.” 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

Melissa knocked her feet together, big brown eyes looking up at Laura, "What movie d'you wanna watch? I'm kinda up for anything right now, what 'bout you?" She knew she asked twice, but brushed it off carelessly, swinging her feet and waiting for her answer.

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

"Shh, I’m sure it’ll be fine. You won’t have to deal with that again," Laura definitely didn’t know for sure that Melissa was going to be able to carry the baby to term, but she wasn’t sure what else to tell her. "Hey - what do you say we go to bed, get some sleep? You’re probably tired. Or we could watch a movie, just relax a bit." 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

Melissa sat for awhile, silently braiding her and Laura's hair together while she though. She blinked slowly, "Let's watch a movie. After all that I don't think I'm able to sleep." Pulling a hair tie of her wrist, she officially had braided their hair together.

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

"I’m apologizing anyway." Laura replied, not budging one bit. "I don’t think that’s what’s happening…maybe…maybe it’s something of a second chance. I don’t know." The werewolf was treading carefully, and she let out a soft sigh as she nuzzled into Melissa’s hair. "I’m sure it will. If I can help - if we can all help, we will. It’s supposed to help if you’re comfortable, and if you have low stress levels, right? That pup will be safe. We’ll do our best to keep it safe." 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

Melissa rubbed herself against Laura, trying to get at least some of her scent over. "I just- I really hope he makes it through. I don't think I could handle losing another child."

[nursingdegreemelissa]

wheezes wow you're hurting me samsam please sTOP OMG

nO

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

"He’s an idiot…" Laura muttered, stuck in a rut and hating him for making Melissa so afraid. But she hated herself for not being there, for being so busy training to be an alpha that her friend didn’t think she could come to her with something so important. "I would have listened. I could have been there if you’d told me." The werewolf moved Melissa until she was practically curled in her lap, and she held her close, dropped a kiss to the top of her head. "Don’t cry - it’s - stress could hurt the baby, just relax. I’m sorry…I’m sorry that I wasn’t there for you. I’m sorry." 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

Her brown eyes flicked up to Laura, "Don't apo-apologize. S'not your fault. It was bound to happen, apparently. But now, I feel like God is playing some sick joke on me." She cracked her neck, blinking the tears away, "I just hope that this baby survives."

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

"Shhh, hey, it’s okay…" Laura wasn’t sure what to do. She’d never experienced what Melissa had, and she didn’t want to be insensitive or say the wrong thing. The werewolf wrapped her arms around her and pulled her close, rubbed her back to soothe her. "I’m sorry, I - I wish you’d told me. I don’t…god, Melissa." 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

"I was just so scared, I was only 18 and I didn't know what to do- I'm pretty sure my mother would've killed me!" Her hands started to shake even more, "I-I didn't tell him be-because I didn't wa-want him to leave just like my father le-left my mom, you know?" She hiccuped, voice lowered, "I didn't tell you because you were so busy with the pack and--" She made a retching noise, curling into Laura even more.

[lbabiy-blog-blog]

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

"Hey - relax, okay? Just breathe." Laura covered the other woman’s shaky hand with her own as she listened. Melissa’s heart rate was erratic, and as she spoke she understood why. "Oh. You…when?" 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

"L-Last year.." She hiccuped quietly, smushing herself into Laura, "I- He- I-It was before he started hitting me, it was an accident; but it still hurts to th-think about. "He- He didn't know, no one knew." She sobbed quietly, "I suffered al-alone."

[goldenhale]

Like indecision to call you and hear your voice of treason Will you come home and stop this pain tonight Stop thispain tonight

[nursingdegreemelissa]

[OPEN]

[howlinglaurahale-archive-deacti]

Laura pursed her lips at that, not liking that Melissa would keep it from John, who was likely one of their quickest outlets to getting some sort of justice. It wasn’t her choice to make, but she was feeling stubborn. “Why not? You shouldn’t protect him, Melissa.” The werewolf’s glare softened as Melissa curled in on herself, and she couldn’t help but wrap an arm around her, on instinct. “Sure you can, you can tell me anything, you know that.” 

[nursingdegreemelissa]

"I-" her hands shook lightly, "This-" she had thought she'd never ever think or talk about it again, but Laura needed to know, her voice came out quiet and raspy, "It's not uh- It's not the first time I've been pregnant."